Combined garden-weeder and pulverizer.



0. H. TEMTE. COMBINED GARDEN WEEDER AND PULVERIZER.

APPLLCATION FILED FEB. 15. 19W.

Patented D00. 19, lQl'.

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Be 1t known that VLOTTO H. TnM'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at y Volga, in thecounty of Brookings and 4Sta-te of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Combined Garden-Weeders and `Pulverizers, of which the following is a specification. n

This invention relates toa combined garden weeder and pulverizerandmore par,- ticularly to the type lof such devices illustrated anddescribed in Patent No. 1,165,636',

issued to me December 28th,'1915,`forasimi lar invention.V A f-"- The invention' has 'as Vits primary'jobject to provide in'a'single tool of this character,

a'rake and a hoelwhich may beindependently used byproperly manipulating the tool and lwherein thehoelmay', -when desired, bekeasily attached/to or detached .fromf'gth'e ra e.A v Y, .7 'i' f.

The invention hasastarfurther object-to provide an'improved"and'simple means for detachablyconnecting the hoe to therake. And a still further" :objec't ofthe invention is to so mount the hoe relative to the rake that the said hoe will, in the practical use of the tool, act to direct weeds or other loose matter over the body bar of the rake, in the operation of raking, to prevent the rake from becoming clogged.

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds and in the drawings wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the mounting of the hoe relative to the rake to coperate therewith, Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation with the body bar of the rake shown in section and illustrating the manner in which the hoe is connected to the said body bar. and Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a slight modification in the Y mounting of the hoe.

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Y v speination f Lnersratena f Patenfedfpec; 19,y 1916, Application filed February 15,1916. serfi'al'navaieaf "i in any suitable manner Ininal of a handle 13.` f I i Detachably mounted uponv the rake isl a hoe including a [iat hoe blade 1li whichfm'ay be of vany approved shape and "tothe inner o the adj acentl termargin' of which is connecteda pair of thereto. The U-bolts may beY connected to the arms15 nuts VOrl-other suitable fastenfingtmeans' adjustable fto'tightly clamp the' said armsV vagainst the. body bar. of the. rake for rigidly supportingfthey vhoe in'position.

VvAttention is now directed ktothe-fact ,that Y the hoe'fblade 14 is arranged above fthe body bar 10 fof therake-to' extend obliquel'ylt'here'fr pverfin' a? :downwardly/ direction toward the free ends of the rake teeth 11 and forwardly in` advance ofthe said'bodyv bai" aswell as "the rake teeth with the space between the said body bar and the hoe blade unobstructed. In operating the rake, therefore, the hoe blade 14: would tend to direct weeds or other waste mattei' over the body bar 10 so that the hoe will thus coact with the rake to prevent the clogging thereof; Furthermore, it will be observed that I provide an arrangement wherein the hoe may, ifdesired, bekeasily attached to or detached from the ra e.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have shown a slight modification wherein the arms sup'- porting the hoe are made of cast metal and for this reason, the said arms should be relatively heavy to possess the required strength. The arms one of which is indicated at 17, are each of substantially U-shape and con nected to the outer extremities thereof, is the hoe blade 14;l The inner extremities of the said arms, which are disposed substan- Y pairs of coacting bolts 18 with the bolts of each pair arranged upon opposite sides of the said body bar. Extending between each pair of bolts and freely fitted thereon, is a plate 19 which is clamped against the body bar by the nuts of the said bolts forsecurely connecting the arms 17 thereto to support 'cluding a rake the hoe in position, the' hoe blade being mounted in the same relation to the' rake as the hoe blade of the preferred fim of Y the invention.

It will therefore a very simple and e'iicient construction for the purpose set forth and a tool combining a hoe and a rake either of whichnia-y `be used at will by properlyfrnanipulating the tool. ,c

Having thus described my invention,what I claim' and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.:

1. A combination garden. implement in-i having a' body bar provided with an inclined face and a hoe 'carried by the rake, said hoe including a hoe blade,- an arm carriedb'y the blade, and means conne'ctng. the said arm to the body bar of the rakey with the said arm seating against the inclined face of the body bar to support the hoe-blade eXtending` forwardly and downwardly in the direction of the rake teeth.

2. A, combination garden implement in'- cluding a :rake having aj body bar-,- and a hoe carried the rake; the said hoe includ# ing a hoe blade, an arm carried by the blade, and means connecting the said to the body bar of the rake and embracing the said body baito coperate therewith for holding thehoe 'against movement 'about the saidbar withV the "arm'supporting the hoe be geen that I previa@ blade to extend forwardly and downwardly with'respect to the rake teeth.

3': cornloinationKV garden implement including rake having a body bar, and a hoe carried bythe rake', thesaid hoe including a hoe blade,a U-shaped arm connected at one end t' the` hoe blade with the opposite end of thesaid. arm extending forwardly beneath the said blade in spaced relation thereto, and means connecting the free end of the arm with the body'bar `of the rake with the said arm supportingthe hoe blade spaced above the said body 4b'ar to eXtend forwardly with respect to the rake teeth;

4. A combination garden Vinnplement including a rakehaving a body bar provided with a squared portion having one of the faces thereof arranged at an angle to' the plane of the rake teeth, and a hoe carried .by therake', thesaid hoe including a hoe blade, an arm carried thereby'and seating flat against the .said face ofthe body bar to support the hoe blade inclined v forwardly and downwardly inthe direction of the free ends ofthe -rake teeth, and means connecting the saidarm with the body bar and coperating with the squared portion thereof for holding the hoe against movement about the said baiv ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

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